Barbara "Bobbi" Shaw Taylor

Barbara “Bobbi” Shaw Taylor, 80, of Morehead City, passed away Wednesday, June 3­, 2020, at the Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A private service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2020, officiated by Dr. Nate Leonard. The family invites friends to view the webcasting of the service through the obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website. Friends are also encouraged to leave words of comfort to the family through the website. A Celebration of Bobbi’s life will take place at a later time once the gathering restrictions have been lifted.

Bobbi was born on September 13, 1939, in Wilmington, North Carolina to the late James Roland Shaw and Ellen Latham Shaw. She married her beloved husband, William “Tom” Taylor in June of 1965. She discovered her interest in medical matters as she went to work for Dr. Bert Williams as an office assistant shortly after attending business school. That was followed some years later by volunteer work as a Pink Lady at Morehead General. Her volunteer work led to assisting in the hospital pharmacy, shortly followed by work as a Pharmacy Tech at Medical Park Pharmacy from 1989 until 1998.

Bobbi was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Morehead City since January 1968 where she served on numerous church committees. She was active in Women’s Missionary Union (WMU) / Women on Missions, taught Girls in Action, 4th grade Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, and was a member of the First Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir for more than 20 years.

Bobbi was a voracious reader who loved reading on the beach. She shared her loved of reading with others by launching a Christian Women’s Book Club with her friends.

She is survived by her husband, William T. “Tom” Taylor of the home; daughter, Melissa Churchill and husband Gordon of Newport; grandson, Will Churchill; granddaughter, Ella Churchill; six nieces and nephews; and enjoyed an especially close relationship with her nieces, Lori Anderson and LuAnne Hurst, both of Leland, NC.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her sister, Julia Shaw Anderson and brother, James R. Shaw Jr.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry at 810 Bridges St., Morehead City, NC 28557 or the Alzheimer’s Association at 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago IL 60601.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.